First Impression Singlet

Knitted baby singlet in rib in DROPS BabyMerino. Size premature - 4 years.

DROPS Baby 25-29
DROPS design: Pattern no bm-056-by
Yarn group A
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Size: (premature) 0/1 - 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4) years
Size in cm: (40/44) 48/52 - 56/62 - 68/74 - 80/86 (92 - 98/104)
NOTE: Because of the rib the garment will be very elastic and will stretch compared to the measurements in chart.
Materials:
DROPS BABY MERINO from Garnstudio
(50) 100-100-100-100 (100-100) g colour no 28, light mint

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES OR CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 or 60 cm) SIZE 3 mm - or size needed to get 24 sts x 32 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTON NO 521 : (2) 2-2-2-2 (3-3) pieces.

GARTER ST (in the round on double pointed needles/circular needle):
* K 1 round and P 1 round *, repeat from *-*. 1 ridge = 2 rounds.
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SINGLET:
Piece is worked in the round up to armhole, then finish front and back piece back and forth on needle.
Cast on (104) 120-128-144-152 (168-176) sts on circular needle size 3 mm with Baby Merino. Insert 1 marker at beg of round and 1 marker after (52) 60-64-72-76 (84-88) sts (= in the sides). Work rib as follows:
SIZE (premature) + 6/9 months + 12/18 months + (2 years): * K 1, P 2, K 1 *, repeat from *-* the entire round.
SIZE 0/1 months + 1/3 months + (3/4 years): * P 1, K 2, P 1 *, repeat from *-* the entire round.
Continue rib like this.
When piece measures (11) 15-18-19-20 (23-25) cm, work next round as follows: K (7) 9-9-11-11 (11-13) sts AT THE SAME TIME dec (1) 2-2-3-3 (3-3) sts evenly over these sts (= (6) 7-7-8-8 (8-10) sts K remain), continue rib over the next (38) 42-46-50-54 (62-62) sts (rib beg and ends with 2 K sts inside ridges in garter st in each side), K the next (14) 18-18-22-22 (22-26) sts AT THE SAME TIME dec (2) 4-4-6-6 (6-6) sts evenly over these sts (= (12) 14-14-16-16 (16-20) sts K remain), continue rib over the next (38) 42-46-50-54 (62-62) sts (rib beg and ends with 2 K sts inside ridges in garter st in each side) and K over the last (7) 9-9-11-11 (11-13) sts AT THE SAME TIME dec (1) 2-2-3-3 (3-3) evenly over these sts (= (6) 7-7-8-8 (8-10) sts K remain) = (100) 112-120-132-140 (156-164) sts.
Then work 2 ridges in GARTER ST (= 4 rounds) – see explanation above, over the middle (12) 14-14-16-16 (16-20) sts in each side (i.e. over (6) 7-7-8-8 (8-10) sts on each side of both markers) – continue the remaining (38) 42-46-50-54 (62-62) sts front and back in rib.
Work next round after the 2 ridges in each side as follows:
Cast off (2) 3-3-4-4 (4-6) sts for armhole, work 4 sts in garter st, rib over the next (38) 42-46-50-54 (62-62) sts, 4 sts in garter st, cast off (4) 6-6-8-8 (8-12) sts for armhole, work 4 sts in garter st, rib over the next (38) 42-46-50-54 (62-62) sts, 4 sts in garter st and cast off the remaining (2) 3-3-4-4 (4-6) sts for armhole, cut the yarn. Finish front and back piece separately.

BACK PIECE:
= (46) 50-54-58-62 (70-70) sts. Continue rib but work the outermost 4 sts in each side in garter st (= armhole edges).
When piece measures (16) 20-24-26-28 (31-34) cm, cast off the middle (18) 18-18-22-22 (22-22) sts for neck and finish each shoulder separately.

LEFT SHOULDER:
Then cast off at beg of every row from neck: 1 st 2 times = (12) 14-16-16-18 (22-22) sts remain on shoulder. Work until 1 row remains before piece measures (18) 22-26-28-30 (33-36) cm and work next row from RS. K 1 row from RS while AT THE SAME TIME dec 2 sts evenly, then cast off the remaining (10) 12-14-14-16 (20-20) sts on next row.

RIGHT SHOULDER:
Work as left shoulder but instead of casting off, continue back and forth in garter st for approx. 1½ cm for button hem before casting off.

FRONT PIECE:
= (46) 50-54-58-62 (70-70) sts. Work as on back piece until piece measures (15) 19-23-25-26 (29-31) cm. Now slip the middle (10) 10-10-14-14 (14-14) sts on 1 stitch holder for neck and finish each shoulder separately.

LEFT SHOULDER:
Then cast off at beg of every row from neck: 2 sts 2 times and 1 st 2 times = (12) 14-16-16-18 (22-22) sts remain on shoulder. Work until 1 row remains before piece measures (18) 22-26-28-30 (33-36) cm and work next row from RS. K 1 row from RS while AT THE SAME TIME dec 2 sts evenly, then cast off the remaining (10) 12-14-14-16 (20-20) sts on next row.

RIGHT SHOULDER:
Work as left shoulder but when approx. 1½ cm remain until finished measurements (i.e. as long as button hem on back piece), K 1 row from RS while AT THE SAME TIME dec 2 sts evenly = (10) 12-14-14-16 (20-20) sts remain on row. Continue to work in garter st AT THE SAME TIME on first row dec for (2) 2-2-2-2 (3-3) buttonholes evenly. 1 buttonhole = K 2 tog and make 1 YO. When piece measures (18) 22-26-28-30 (33-36) cm, cast off.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew left shoulder seam.

NECK EDGE:
Pick up from RS approx. 55 to 75 sts around the neck (incl sts on stitch holder at the front) on circular needle size 3 mm with Baby Merino. K 1 row from WS while AT THE SAME TIME dec evenly to (46) 50-52-56-58 (60-62) sts. K 4 rows and loosely cast off with K from RS.
Sew buttons on to the right shoulder.

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